New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-07
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES

thought fully equal to the number offered last year.
merit Next week the Elk members OF the committee OF
| selection assume tie responsibility OF FORMING
either q strong, carefully chosen exhibition, which
will help restore the prestige OF the Academy, or
counterpart of the one held In the tall compar-
atively small exhibition OF good quality throughout
will benefit the Academy more In the END IMAM one
the miscellaneous ilassored collections usual In the
past And it Is to he hoped that the work done by
the members OF the hanging committee VIII DC
an Improvement upon previous years. Inc recens
stir within the Academy has led its friends to hope
tor the best American exhibition OF the season. Inc
hrst view will be upon April l. and the Academy
will be opened to the public on April T.
The exhibition of De Neuvle's Storming of Telel-
Keb.r at the Knoedler Gallery comes al an oppor-
tune time. that brilliant painter be
compared With tn, military painting of On earlier gen.
Grafton. illustrated in YvonS" Inkermanp with an
example OF another OF De Neuville's predecessors
1907 And those who unfamiliar with the
Stewart collection will find at the Knoedler Gallery a
set OF seventeen studies which illustrate the exact
draughtsmsnshp OF Deaille the artist with whom De
Melville been most frequently compared When
the spring exhi buttons open two American battle
painters will probably have something to say Tor
themselves ond altogether this brings much to
interest those who themselves especially with
paintings of military subjects. DE Neuviles Teel-
pected that the artist would paint TINS sucJeot WIN
little of the sympathy and intense feeling shown In his
pctures of the FrancoPrussian war; but he has been
faithful to his art, and has produced v ork distln-
puished by characteristic animation full OF personal
interest and good in pctorical quality he mas endnaV
ored to search out much possible that was heroic
and impressive unherOlc episode Ii must De con-
coded that he was handicapped by subject which
rightly understood makes but q limited appeal to
sypathy The genei al purpose and character OF the
English performances in Egypt were not inspiring and
although they were relieved by thrilling incidents the
storming OF Tel-e Kebr was not a serious engage
ment The stOrmng occupied about halt an houi.
Arab Pacha and his cowardly troops he'd terror
trenches Tue affair really scramble to get in on
one side and an equally eager amble on tho Oter 10
get ont and away. The English lost nine oihcers ana
about fifty men and some 800 ofcers anu r1 Hon
wounded. The Egyptian losses were ABOUT Z'oQV.
Only one officer was killed in the Black Watch
regiment which prominent in this picture ana TWO
were wounded although tnis regiment and others Oh
the Highland Brigade TO which this regiment belongs
bore the bruut OF such action as there was IL must
have bothered De Melville to make a heroic picture
out of single bayonet charge upon an eheuny too
cowardly to offer any real resistance.
De Neuylle's painting has such clearly defined
contra of interest "a exists examples recently shown
like the Flag of Truce and Cutting the Wires, or
in bis famous lie Bourget" which is in the Wander
b1t collection. 1t shows the " Black Watch heS
nent ana others mt RS remote mounting tne eartn
works N . foremc At men climbing the steep bank be-
end the tseuch or on the ramparts and thus entering
The trenches closely followed by the mass OF inc req
ment beyond the iamParts on tue rgut ilne Oh nie;
n few shadowy toIns and Silhouette WIN d ioZ gnu
htandished sword suggests the enemy. a smell has
exponed in the middle distance. and the nils OF the
background are crowned with IRE. As IN everything
paiuted by DeNeuye the picture is iull OF dramatic
incident In the lett foreground wounded oihcer sup
nortrd by another behind HIM faces the enemy with
drawn sword, unwilling to give up just before nun
youns bugler leaps down into the ditch, while dying
IL, ptIan painfully raised on ms elDoW Slares d. is
enemy with the face OF hend' fursher oaoA
bayonctcd Egyptian sets his teeth INTO the ieS Oh
dead corradc m the last thtoes OF the death agony
u the ri Int foreground a soldier Is plunging heauoug
into the trench. Men are climbing on eaeh oLner
sbouldrrs TO reach the sopo OF the carthwork and
turning TO pull each other up. One OF the hrst 10
mount the earthwork the piper, stands near Its sum
mt and the Black Watch IL led on by the skrl OF tue
L,gniue. Near him stand two buglers. and these
three calm figures not the least Impressive feature
OF the composition. Along tho rampart ngu'iuR u
going on On the lett, behind the trench are mOun,su
oAcers with toe main force. The story, Il toid vViu
and torcibly although perhaps with some pardonaoe
exaggeraton and its characters are lhveseu Win
human interest 1t is true that the Varet, OF the pct.
ne which increases its illustrative interest detacts
tom its pictorial effect There are several OBJECT,
values of practically equal Importance, the wounded
o.ncer on the lett the soldier in front OF HIM, the
wounded man falling into the dich, anu perhaps ono
mr. two others This makes the work rather page III
description than the expression OF one central iuea OK
telling The ooloring has been adroitly managed
The prevailing baftones OF the early morning nave
enabled the artist to pitch his picture la an uhusuay
lou kcv and he has taken advan age OF the gray light
10 bring down and soften the scarlet OF 'he unlors
Scarlet are often stumtline oioeK, US soiio
hunting scenes lately exhibited in this gallery have
bown but there no garishness nor spottines, in DE
Neuyiles picture and ts tonality Is one oil It's best
features. The rendering OF action always sPlrtssn
and energetic and IN presence Oh ieSIlns iVi .nc
dramatic will DO readily appreciated. Inc picture
contains several portraits but their Identification and
the various histories are vi moro generai ih'e es' III
London than in New lork.
The exhibition of the Stewart collection at the
American Art Galleries will be open tomorrow from
until only to art students in attendance upon the
nrbic art schools of the city. They will be admitted
mon presentation OF signed by the president or
srcreary OF the sttuton OF which they are il1inoers
This does not apply TO the puphs oil private sonoo'
Messrs Ro,chard & Co. exhibit large painting by
Mr. Charles Spragus Pearce entitled a Shepherdess
souvenir OF Picardy" which was awarded gold
medal at Client few months since. Inc shepheraess
stands in the right oreround near little tree HOOK
ot sheen nre sea terod along a road which runs
straight toward the horizon. there Is grassy Held on
the LETT aud the right held wnere sheaNes Oh gram
are stacked The figure has almo't the solidty and
clcanness OF definition OF form modelled III the founu'
There is atmosphere on all sides ana very orcipe re-
li,t Tho drawbacks mOnOtonous hardness OF
texture sculp plural mmobility and Imperfect indlca
ton OF form beneath the costume. Whether f1cardy
AS gray county as MI PeaIce ana some o'ncr Wtiss
would have us think may well be doubted inc I"se
canyases and gray cooring OF many Franco American
landscape painters well enough when suited To the
subjects but their use has become something OF a
manneris,n Mr. Pearce has painted his picture WELL
and in point of execution this ambitious worh Is cred
table, but the niece sity OF 80 much canvas ior SUI
ec very slight in Itself treated here Is not appar
emit This ID simply the use OF quiet pastoral scene
as good material The shepherdess Is model invested
with especial Significance and although tne pcsue
Is generally pleasing it expresses little ana arouses no
strong sympat hetie interest in the observer Inc
chalkIness OF the sky just above the high sky ne Is
disturbing feature but is or less pantness
cIsowhere Mr. Pearce is q clever painter, bui the
artica lity oil much of the work which Is being done
an the other side 10 more conspicuous in pictures
oanfed mon this SCALE and The Shepherdess, after
everything is said OF the technique leaves conscious
ness of a want of character and neaning.
GLArt" of February contains paper upon Fran
co.'s Bonyn and an effective etching by Fameng after
Bonnat's portrait OF Puvs de Chayannes. The March
Art journal presents G. o. Murrays etching after
the panting From the Field OF Sedgmoor," by Sey-
mour Lucas. Mr. c. q. Leland continues his series
upon industrial art dealing in this number with
Portfolio are after Cuyp by A. Masse, and sketch
OF st. Paul's iron. Bankside by BrunetDebalnes.
There is also reproduction OF water color by Sam
uel Palmer In an aptly illustrated paper upon " Co.'S
tune and Art tho writer says AN artist who has
to paint an English gentleman OF to-day has TO repro
dnce his clothes ma he likes TO them in the tall glass
M bis t,iCrs There must be unnecessary WIN